Wistia GIF Thumbnail Embed Code Creator

Using a GIF as a thumbnail is a great way to grab a visitor’s attention and boost your play rates – though we highly recommend testing them using our A/B test embed code creator below.

You’ll need to copy/paste the URL of your Wistia video and the URL of a GIF thumbnail that is already being hosted on your website. The embed code that we create for you can be pasted into any webpage.

If you’re creating your own GIF thumbnail and want to include a play button (highly recommended), use our custom-color play button creator below to easily make an on-brand play button.

It’s important to note that this does not permanently change the video’s default thumbnail – it only changes the thumbnail on the embed.

Wistia A/B Test Embed Code Creator

The A/B test lives as an embed code in your webpage and requires the URLs of two Wistia videos you want to test. You just need to copy/paste your two Wistia URLs into our embed code creator, and we’ll give you the full embed code. You can paste the embed code into any webpage, and it’ll randomly display one of the two videos each time someone visits the page.

Custom-color Play Button Creator

If you need to create your own thumbnail image and want to include a play button (i.e. for a GIF thumbnail or email newsletter), it’s always a good idea to use a thumbnail that’s on-brand for both the video platform and yourself.

Our custom play button creator allows you to select the specific color you want for a Wistia or Vimeo play button (the YouTube button will always be red, as they don’t allow customization).

After selecting the color, you can download the play button, which is a 1000px-wide PNG with transparency. This allows you to place and scale the button on any thumbnail you want, and it’s guaranteed to look great.

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